UNDP India

UNDP is the UN's global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.
It is on the ground in 166 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its predecessor organizations have been actively involved in supporting the national development priorities of India for the last five decades. Historically, UNDP has supported India in strengthening its national institutions and in the dissemination of advanced know-how in diverse areas.  http://www.undp.org.in

UNDP- Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme

The Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP) is an initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that aims to promote the development and application of new Information and Communication Technologies for poverty alleviation and sustainable human development in the Asia Pacific region. It does so through three core programme areas, namely, Policy Development and Dialogue; Access; and Content Development and Knowledge Management. In collaboration with National Governments, UNDP APDIP seeks to assist national and regional institutions in Asia Pacific through activities that involve awareness raising and advocacy, building capacities, promoting ICT policies and dialogue, promoting equitable access to tools and technologies, knowledge sharing, and networking. http://www.apdip.net

National Institute for Smart Government

National Institute for Smart Government (NISG), Hyderabad is a not-for-profit company incorporated in 2002 with NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies), Central and State governments being the principal promoters. NISG is being shaped as an institution of excellence in the area of e-Governance with focus on developing appropriate architectures and standards, providing high-level consultancy services and capacity building at the national level. NISG is constituted under a Public Private Partnership model with a view to combine the immense potential and resources of the private sector with the principles of accountability and transparency of the public sector. http://www.nisg.org/

Cisco Systems

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco's networking solutions are the foundation of the Internet and most corporate, education, and government networks around the world. Cisco is providing networking products and services that are linking governments around the world to their constituents, be they investors, businesses, citizens or other governments. This 'connectivity' however goes beyond simply technology since it also includes a worldwide exchange of ideas and best practices between governments that Cisco is helping to facilitate. Cisco's annual Global Public Services Summit at Nobel Week in Sweden, the Cisco Networking Academy Program and the Asia Pacific Public Services Summit in China are all milestones in a journey that is connecting more and more senior-level Public Sector decision-makers to think through, together, the tough questions about how to evolve new and more effective models of government. http://www.cisco.com/